Steffanie Webber, center, listens as Ann Standish, left, and Cathy Standish discuss the moving-in process at Faith West in early August.

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Taya Flores

For some college students, getting a degree doesn't necessarily mean learning the difference between an Irish car bomb and a mind eraser, or how to score notes for missed Friday morning classes after a Thursday night of partying.

Purdue University junior Erin Harden is one of them. She said it was difficult to connect with many of her peers during her freshman and sophomore years when she lived in Windsor Halls on campus.

"They were definitely not opposed to the party scene like I was," the 21-year-old said. "A lot of people's downtime on campus is spent at parties. ... I've never had alcohol ...